A series of class action lawsuits has been filed in Florida against major food retailers who allegedly sell honey that may not be “honey” because it does not contain pollen.
Five Florida residents are bringing
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The 7th most important food safety story of 2011 was the investigation by Food Safety News into the world honey trade.
It’s been a decade since the U.S. Commerce Department ordered stiff import tariffs to
After a four-month investigation, federal authorities have indicted yet another group of importers for allegedly smuggling Chinese honey into the U.S.
Since September, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the
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More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn’t exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News.
The results show that the pollen frequently has
Continue Reading Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Vaughn Bryant peered through the eye piece of his microscope, making infinitesimally small adjustments on the position of the slide beneath the lens.
“Nothing,” he said, and switched the slide for
Continue Reading Top Pollen Detective Finds Honey a Sticky Business
A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News
Continue Reading Asian Honey, Banned in Europe, Is Flooding U.S. Grocery Shelves
Many parents are discovering that homemade baby foods can be a nutritious and often more economical alternative to baby foods available in stores. To ensure that the food is safe for your growing infant, follow
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At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, federal marshals seized 64 drums of imported bees honey from a Philadelphia distribution center on June 4 because it contained a potent antibiotic that could lead
In January 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) issued a policy statement to endorse 2005 recommendations for preventing SIDS, update parents and health care providers on
Continue Reading Honey Risk Factor for Infant Botulism, SIDS
Scotland’s first case of infant botulism since the Health Protection Agency began keeping records is the subject of intense interest.
Baby Logan Douglas, the infant son of young parents, is in critical but stable condition
